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IL NET Regional Coordinator Information

• What are Regional Coordinators?
• Contact Information for the Coordinators

What are Regional Coordinators?

IL NET is proud to announce a new project designed to make IL training and technical assistance more accessible to centers and SILCs. We are doing this by identifying five regional coordinators who will work closely with you, helping you find training and TA resources to meet your center or SILC’s needs and making sure that future projects reflect your wishes.

The regional coordinators will help center and SILC staffs learn how to use IL NET resources to meet their specific needs, assist them in using the resources already available through the IL NET, and identify experts on various IL topics among the CILs and SILCs in their regions for peer mentoring. Also, the regional coordinators will provide the IL NET with ongoing, firsthand information on the training and technical assistance needs of centers and SILCs in each region to improve and focus training and technical assistance offerings.

By moving to this ‘regional’ approach, IL NET hopes to enable CILs and SILCs to make better use of the array of materials already developed by the IL NET and assist them in taking full advantage of the new materials and training opportunities provided by the IL NET.

The regional coordinators will attempt to contact every CIL and SILC each project year and offer to work with any interested organization to develop a simple training and technical assistance plan. They will do this using the ILRU database of CILs and SILCs found at www.ilru.org. You can guarantee your organization’s participation by letting us know immediately if there are any name, address, or phone number changes in your organization.

Contact Information for the Coordinators

• Region I Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
• Region II New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
• Region III Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
• Region IV Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
• Region V Illnois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
• Region VI Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
• Region VII Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
• Region VIIIColorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
• Region IX American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada
• Region X Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

Region I and Region II

Richard Farrauggio
New York State Independent Living Council
317 South Cayuga Street
North Ithaca, NY 14850
(888) 469-7452 ext. 14
[ rfarruggio@reg1-2nysilc.org ]
[ Information on Richard Farruggio ]

Region III and Region IV

Mike Norris
206 13th St. S.
Birmingham, AL 35233
205.251.4505
205.254.7333 (TTY)
205.251.0605 (Fax)
[ minorris1@bellsouth.net ]
[ Information on Mike Norris ]

Region V and Region VII

Kathy Hatch
10564 Churchill Drive
Powell, Ohio 43065
614.880.0544 or 800.290.0834
TTY: none
FAX: none
[ khatch@columbus.rr.com ]
[ Information on Kathy Hatch ]

Region VI

Carri George
University of Arkansas CURRENTS
P.O. Box 1358
Hot Springs, AR 71902
501.623.7700
[ cgeorge@rcep6.org ]
[ Information on Carri George ]

Region VIII

Julie Ballinger
University of Arkansas CURRENTS
(Albuquerque, New Mexico Office)
[ JBallinger@rcep6.org ]
and
Disability Rights & IL Consultant with StarReach Enterprises
5901-J Wyoming Blvd., NE PMB 175
Albuquerque, NM 87109
505.797.8612 (V)
Use Relay (TTY) - Phone # 711 in all of USA.
505.797.9566 (FAX)
[ julieb4@flash.net ]
[ Information on Julie Ballinger ]

Region IX and Region X

Bob Michaels
65 E Kelly Lane
Tempe, AZ 85284
480.961.0553
480.961.0533 (Fax)
[ bobmichaels@cox.net ]
[ Information on Bob Michaels ]